Good Morning Friends,
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your
heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will
receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord you are serving.”
(Colossians 3:23-24)
With my job it isn’t too hard to remember that
I’m working for the Lord. At least that’s true most of the time. Still, there
are times when the job is unpleasant and unappreciated and it’s easy to forget
Whom I’m serving. Like the times I’ve spent over a clogged toilet in one of the
church restrooms … plunging. Like the times I’ve spent checking to be sure all
the doors are secure before leaving the church property. Like the times I’ve
spent sweeping the sidewalk or mopping a floor. Those bits of my job are just
as much about serving the Lord as preaching and praying and talking with people
about the Lord. It’s just harder to remember that perspective at those times!
You may struggle with the same problem with
your perspective and attitude at times. Maybe it’s hard to connect your job
with the Lord. Maybe parts of your job are unpleasant and unappreciated. Maybe
parts of your job are boring and laborious. It’s hard to keep focused on the
fact that those aspects of your job can be done to the Lord just as much as the
fun parts of your job and the parts that easily get acclaim.
The Lord is concerned about every aspect of
our lives and so every aspect of our lives can be lived for His glory and done
as service to Him. That’s true of cleaning bathrooms at home, mowing the yard,
changing light bulbs as well as devotional times, prayer, worship and things that
seem more spiritual.
Paul’s admonition is to remember that
everything can be done as working for the Lord and so everything should be done
with all our hearts.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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